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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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